Guide Boat Regatta to Feature Special Vessel

Posted: September 5, 2013 | By: Press Republican

NEWCOMB (NY) — The guideboat "Beaver" returned to Newcomb this summer after an absence of more than 70 years.

In use when the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry property was site of an Adirondack Great Camp, the vessel will be one of the centerpieces of the second-annual Guide Boat Regatta, set for 11 a.m. Saturday and hosted by the Adirondack Interpretive Center.

People who own a classic Adirondack boats, along with those who want to learn more about them, are invited to the event.